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The gender expectation and death
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: August 13th, 2007
An interesting headline appeared in today's Mladá Fronta. Zemřel nejstarší člověk světa, 114letá Japonka - iDNES.cz (lit. The world's oldest person [man] died: 114-year old Japanese woman). This is an interesting example of how the strict gender assignment of all nouns can cause problems. read more »
Hyponyms and hyperonyms
Author: Melvyn Clarke Posted: July 31st, 2007
One of the differences I find between Czech and English in the lexical sphere is that of the greater or lesser degree of specificity used in referring to certain objects, i.e. the use of hyponyms and hyperonyms. read more »
Post-position adjectives
Author: Melvyn Clarke Posted: July 31st, 2007
The position of an adjective before or after a noun can
occasionally change its entire meaning in English. As you drive into
Prague, why do the numerous roadside hoardings offering "free rooms"
strike you as not quite right? Because an adjective before a noun can
denote a permanent state and after a noun a temporary state. In this
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